On 04/08/2011 03:31 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote:
On 04/08/2011 12:58 PM, Temlakos wrote:
> I have a Dell Inspiron 1545, which has a built-in wireless
> device--though I never used it until recently, being content to use a
> direct wired connection.
>
> A week and a half ago, I took it overseas and there attempted to use a
> wireless hotspot at my hotel. But when I tried to use the Network
> Configuration and Network Device Control applets, nothing operated, nor
> could I find the network, even after typing in the SSID that the hotel
> receptionists provided. My fellow travelers were able to use the
> hotspot, but not I.
I've had to switch a couple of my users to using the gnome nm-applet because
the KDE applet couldn't connect to wireless networks for some as yet unknown
reason.
All right, so it wasn't something that I couldn't understand.
How do I get this alternative network applet, and do you think that will
get fixed with the next iteration?
Temlakos